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Makers Of Angry Birds Bring Amazing Alex

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Rovio, makers of the Angry Birds series, is launching a new game called Amazing Alex. Amazing Alex will be available on app stores from July 12 on iOS and Android, with Windows following soon after.

Alex is a kid with infinite imagination. He turns everything into adventure! From cleaning his room to battling cardboard robots in his backyard, Alex creates amazing chain reactions to get the job done. Alex apart, how creative can YOU get with daily chores? You will have 100 levels to figure it out. You can even design new levels with interactive objects, and share your solutions with friends.

Check out the Amazing Alex trailer.

Hope you are suitably amazed!

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